One thing you should know is that I really love tarot cards. I love the process, I love the symbolism, I love the art — I just think it's a really amazing collective visual language, and I love assigning characters to the major arcana.

Which is to say: THE UNTAMED TAROT.

There are only 22 cards in the Major Arcana, so some beloved characters (notably the juniors) are probably stars of the Minor Arcana (Page of Cups, Seven of Coins, that sort of thing). There are semi-standard poses and images for each card, which always make for great art. So:

I. The Fool: Wei Wuxian
UPRIGHT: Beginnings, innocence, spontaneity, a free spirit
REVERSED: Holding back, recklessness, risk-taking

II. The Magician: Jin Guangyao
UPRIGHT: Manifestation, resourcefulness, power, inspired action
REVERSED: Manipulation, poor planning, untapped talents

III. The High Priestess: Wen Qing
UPRIGHT: Intuition, sacred knowledge, divine feminine, the subconscious mind
REVERSED: Secrets, disconnected from intuition, withdrawal and silence

IV. The Empress: Qin Su
UPRIGHT: Femininity, beauty, nature, nurturing, abundance
REVERSED: Creative block, dependence on others

V. The Emperor: Jin Guangshan
UPRIGHT: Authority, establishment, structure, a father figure
REVERSED: Domination, excessive control, lack of discipline, inflexibility

VI. The Hierophant: Lan Qiren
UPRIGHT: Spiritual wisdom, religious beliefs, conformity, tradition, institutions
REVERSED: Personal beliefs, freedom, challenging the status quo

VII. The Lovers: Jin Zixuan and Suihua
UPRIGHT: Love, harmony, relationships, values alignment, choices
REVERSED: Self-love, disharmony, imbalance, misalignment of values

VIII. The Chariot: Wen Ruohan
UPRIGHT: Control, willpower, success, action, determination
REVERSED: Self-discipline, opposition, lack of direction

IX. Strength: Jiang Yanli
UPRIGHT: Strength, courage, persuasion, influence, compassion
REVERSED: Inner strength, self-doubt, low energy, raw emotion

X. The Hermit: Song Lan
UPRIGHT: Soul-searching, introspection, being alone, inner guidance
REVERSED: Isolation, loneliness, withdrawal

XI. Wheel of Fortune: Nie Huaisang
UPRIGHT: Good luck, karma, life cycles, destiny, a turning point
REVERSED: Bad luck, resistance to change, breaking cycles

XII. Justice: Nie Mingjue
UPRIGHT: Justice, fairness, truth, cause and effect, law
REVERSED: Unfairness, lack of accountability, dishonesty

XIII. The Hanged Man: Lan Wangji
UPRIGHT: Pause, surrender, letting go, new perspectives
REVERSED: Delays, resistance, stalling, indecision

XIV. Death: Jiang Cheng
UPRIGHT: Endings, change, transformation, transition
REVERSED: Resistance to change, personal transformation, inner purging

XV. Temperance: Xiao Xingchen
UPRIGHT: Balance, moderation, patience, purpose
REVERSED: Imbalance, excess, self-healing, realignment

XVI. The Devil: Xue Yang
UPRIGHT: Shadow self, attachment, addiction, restriction, sexuality
REVERSED: Releasing limiting beliefs, exploring dark thoughts, detachment

XVII. The Tower: Steps of the Jinlintai
UPRIGHT: Sudden change, upheaval, chaos, revelation, awakening
REVERSED: Personal transformation, fear of change, averting disaster

XVIII. The Star: Wen Ning
UPRIGHT: Hope, faith, purpose, renewal, spirituality
REVERSED: Lack of faith, despair, self-trust, disconnection

XIX. The Moon: Su She
UPRIGHT: Illusion, fear, anxiety, subconscious, intuition
REVERSED: Release of fear, repressed emotion, inner confusion

XX. The Sun: A-Yuan
UPRIGHT: Positivity, fun, warmth, success, vitality
REVERSED: Inner child, feeling down, overly optimistic

XXI. Judgment: Lan Xichen
UPRIGHT: Judgement, rebirth, inner calling, absolution
REVERSED: Self-doubt, inner critic, ignoring the call

XXII. The World: Qiting Tea House
UPRIGHT: Completion, integration, accomplishment, travel
REVERSED: Seeking personal closure, short-cuts, delays

I've got thoughts on why all of them work, and I'm always curious about other people's interpretations! Feel free to ask questions or &c &c. And if anybody knows of any art out there? I would love links. <333333

@realnixwilliams just alerted to me this and GOSH that’s lovely, yup: https://www.redbubble.com/i/photographic-print/THE-LOVERS-by-f-enris/44353129.6Q0TX